A 6-year-old Shai Gross with his family in 1976, after the successful Entebbe Operation. (photo from Shalva) Seeing is believing. At first, it sounds like another cliché, another pat answer to brush off an unwanted question. But, sometimes in life, we…
Canada Revenue Agency has tax credits, deductions and benefits to help students. (photo from CRA) The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has tax credits, deductions and benefits to help students, and here are some tips to ensure students get them. First,…
How many microbes inhabit our body on a regular basis? For the last few decades, the most commonly accepted estimate in the scientific world puts that number at around 10 times as many bacteria as human cells. In research published…
אלפים הגיעו לשמוע את שידור הווידאו של אדוארד סנודן לוונקובר (צילום: Roni Rachmani) ליף הידוע בעולם, אדוארד סנודן, שעבד בעבר בסוכנות לביטחון לאומי של ארה”ב (האן.אס.איי), השתתף ביום שלישי שעבר בפורום על נושא “המידע גדול” שאורגן על ידי אוניברסיטת סיימון…
The author and her youngest son, Joel, enjoy Purim at the Louis Brier Home and Hospital. Her eldest son, Benjamin, was the photographer. (all photos by Benjamin Harrington) When the Hebrew Men’s Cultural Club met in 1945 to talk about…
David Decolongon participated in the first-ever mission organized by the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs designed exclusively for young people who originate, or whose families came from, East Asia. (photo from David Decolongon) A Vancouver student who recently returned…
What happened last month in Hebron is heartbreaking. A young soldier is being vilified for killing a terrorist who had come for the sole purpose of murdering Jews. He is now facing charges of manslaughter. One of the most difficult…
Left to right: Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia Dr. Moira Stilwell (Liberal), George Heyman (NDP) and Selina Robinson (NDP). (photo from Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee) Israeli wines met Canadian cheese on March 8, when more than…
Among other activities, Aleph in the Tri-Cities Israeli culture club is getting ready for Passover. (photo from facebook.com) Looking back at 2015, Aleph in the Tri-Cities Society reports that last year’s food bank donations amounted to approximately 2,000 kilograms (more…
(צילום: Evan-Amos) ההכנסות ממיסוי מכירת מריחואנה באופן חוקי בקנדה צפויות להגיע לכחמישה מיליארד דולר בשנה. כך מעריכים האנליסטים של בנק סי.איי.בי.סי. עד כה גם הדוחות האופטימיים ביותר לא העריכו הכנסות כה גבוהות ממיסוי הסם. ההכנסות שיועברו לקופות הממשלה הפדרלית ולממשלות…
